Solutions and Strategies for Today’s Workplace

The challenges in today’s workplace are: increasing speed of information, increasing need for multi-skilled people and the increasing need to harness the talents of multiple generations.

Cheryl Cran has the expertise, the research and the solutions to help you turn these challenges into competitive opportunities.

Through her keynotes, training and consulting your leaders and their teams will transform their abilities to lead change, harness technology and positively interact within their multi-generational workplace. find out more

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  • “I appreciate the efforts you took to learn about our business and people strategy and how you used this information to customize the presentation. You kept everyone entertained, laughing and most importantly learning.”

    KPMG

     

    KPMG

  • “Cheryl your keynote on the leadership impact of generational perspectives on our industry was
    right on target! I had many audience members come up to me and say
    that your keynote was relevant, insightful and humorous.
    Our executive team loved you too! On behalf of the McDonalds
    Restaurant W.O.N/WLN conference and the 1000 attendees- Thank- you!!”

     
    Conference Chair W.O.N./WLN McDonalds Conference

    McDonalds Restaurants

  •  You certainly had our group buzzing with excitement during and following the presentation. You gave us some valuable insights into leading the different generations of customers and staff.  I overheard lots of GenY, GenX and Zoomer discussions from our dealers for the next few days following your presentation.    I would certainly recommend you to any other groups ( except our competitors, of course).

    Director of Marketing, Home Hardware Limited

    Home Hardware

  • Our April 2011 AGM was a great success and Cheryl was terrific!  She was informative and entertaining, and the attendees really enjoyed her.  The topic was timely and Cheryl gave us really good information and insight.

    Canadian Laboratory Suppliers Association

     

    Canada Laboratory Suppliers Association

  • I wanted to send a big thank you for your very successful presentation at our staff meeting. Your presentation kept everyone entertained and engaged while presenting very practical information. I appreciate that you took the time to learn more about our organization and the employees who attended the meeting in order to customize your presentation. The tailored material you included was very well received and enhanced the delivery for everyone in attendance. I hope to have the pleasure to work with you again and would highly recommend you as a presenter.

                                           Director of Business Management

  • Cheryl, your keynote “On The Leading Edge of Change”  was the highlight of our conference! You did a great job of wrapping up the content of our conference and provided usable strategies for our group. Amazingly your message appealed to the mixed audience of Gen X, Y’s and Zoomers and the majority of the 600 attendees rated you 5 stars.
    The custom video you put together demonstrated your research and understanding of our culture and was a nice touch that personalized your message. The combination of stories, statistics and movie clips resulted in a dynamic ending to our leadership conference. It was a resounding success!

    SVP TD Canada Trust Western Region

     

    SVP TD Canada Trust Western Region

  • Just wanted to send a big thanks and appreciation to Cheryl Cran our Keynote for our 2011 Provincial Conference. She truly was the perfect fit!

    All the verbal reviews I have heard to date have been beyond positive for Cheryl and her session. In fact, the overall review seems to be that Cheryl was our best Keynote to date, and this was our 14th year. Cheryl was truly a joy to meet and I hope this is the beginning of a long relationship with NLOWE and Cheryl. I will be certain to spread the word of how great she is!

    Regional Coordinator

    NLOWE

  • Cheryl spoke at our 9th annual “CMA Night Out” in Edmonton. Cheryl was entertaining, interesting and informative all in one professional package. Cheryl was able to enlighten us on trends in industry that we must all embrace to be effective in the changing work environment. The feedback from senior business leaders attending our event was positive and all commented the evening was a great success. Thank you again Cheryl for your presentation as it exceeded our expectations. J Gagliardi, CMA CMA Alberta – Edmonton Chapter

    J Gagliardi, CMA CMA Alberta – Edmonton Chapter

  • “Cheryl and her Speak Inc. management team were incredibly professional and a real pleasure to work with. Most importantly, our attendees raved about Cheryl’s session; she actually scored the highest positive feedback ratings of any of our conference speakers!“
    Amy Allen, Director of Marketing – Caesars Entertainment

    Caesar’s Entertainment

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    “Cheryl your webinar presentation to our offices across Canada was so great I have already used some of the information you gave in both my professional and personal life” Some of the additional feedback we received was:

    “Outstanding presentation- one of the best we have had”
    “Excellent, relevant and useful- tons of tips to improve my communication”
    “Very engaging and informative- superb webinar”
    “Relevant, superb and humorous with a TON of useful information”

    Thanks again Cheryl!

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Global Training Resources

We are all in a global workplace- we must think global and act local. If your company is in multiple countries we have partners that an help you with your needs. We provide training in leadership, communication, generations and more.Find out more

Case Studies

This major US retail client was having a difficult time recruiting and retaining retail staff. We worked with them as consultants and helped them to identify opportunities with their recruiting and on boarding process specifically in regards to Generation Y. Find out more

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Read the latest articles on technology and the speed of adaptation, leadership strategies when working with multi-generational teams as well as industry articles on recruiting and retention strategies. Find out more